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ARTICLE · 05 MAY 2004

Assembly Passes Bill That Would Let Trade Unions Use Company Email

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
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The French National Assembly has passed the Collective Employment Relations Bill, which proposes authorizing trade unions to use a company’s email system and its intranet to communicate with employees. Although trade unions already use electronic means to disseminate information, the bill provides legal backup for this practice if disputes ar

FranceEmployment and HR

By Philippe Desprès and Sarah Zafrani

The French National Assembly has passed the Collective Employment Relations Bill, which proposes authorizing trade unions to use a company’s email system and its intranet to communicate with employees. Although trade unions already use electronic means to disseminate information, the bill provides legal backup for this practice if disputes arise.

The French National Assembly has passed the Collective Employment Relations Bill on its first reading. Article 45 of the bill proposes authorizing trade unions to use a company’s email and its intranet to communicate with employees.

The article sets out the conditions with which trade unions must comply in order to use a company’s facilities. The trade union must enter into an agreement with the company regarding (i) the posting of tracts on the trade union’s website and on the company’s intranet, and (ii) the sending of tracts via the company’s email system.

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